How Ryan Hall Gained 40 Pounds of Muscle

interesting that Mr. Hall would take a selfie in a mirror and post it on the internet.

This may be considered normal for the young generation but it seems that the young man may not be that mature.

At least Mr. Hall is mature enough to not get tattoos plastered over his entire body.

full disclosure: I like the guy. The reception that the runners in corral A gave him at the 2011 Chicago Marathon indicates that many people admire him and his running success.

Tronald Dump wrote:

He's done with competitive running. Ryan reminds me of a middle aged man going through a mid life crisis. Clearly going through this body transformation he thinks will make himself feel better and fill the hole left by not being able to compete in running. It goes deeper than that though, he needs and craves the attention of the spotlight on him. How he deals with just being Sarah Hall's husband remains to be seen.

He's really not THAT far from middle aged anyways and he just retired from the sport he has devoted his life too for a long time. I think a lot of people go through this type of thing, but agree that it likely goes deeper. I think it is less about the spotlight than it is about pride, i.e. showing his old running buddies that he's not getting fat and lazy. And that really isn't all that surprising, I fully expect way more shenanigans from Kobe Bryant over the next year as he adjusts to life without basketball while still getting up at the butt crack of dawn to do God knows what because that is what he is programmed to do.

He looks great. All men that aren't in it to win it should focus on building muscle and stop doing silly cardio workouts. Just my 2 cents.

You folks are amazing. He competed at the highest level of the sport his entire life. I'm sure he's really enjoying doing something different for a change.

What the heck to RH get out of running a 17:00 at PDunk 5k?

Exactly, I want to know what he can run a 5k in at 165 pounds all out with some decent training.

Probably the same as when he was running the last few years as an anorexic with low T.

gjstem wrote:

Exactly, I want to know what he can run a 5k in at 165 pounds all out with some decent training.

165 is still twiggy at his height.

My guess is that he can run in the 15s-16s with the 20mi a week he does now.

Alan

tx_runners_girl wrote:

He looks great. All men that aren't in it to win it should focus on building muscle and stop doing silly cardio workouts. Just my 2 cents.

yeah! it's not like cardio has any benefit in terms of cardiovascular and metabolic health. oh wait...

Could the hat Ryan is wearing be hiding an onset of balding? Does his facial hair seem a bit more excessive than his usual? Aren't these symptoms of steroid use?

Pretty sure he's on doctor prescribed TRT at this point. He says in the article that he was in such a bad state that they could've given him a waiver to be on test while still competing, but he didn't want to look bad.

Now that he's not competing anymore, there's no reason that he shouldn't be doing everything it takes to get his body in proper working order.

FormerXCGuy wrote:

Pretty sure he's on doctor prescribed TRT at this point. He says in the article that he was in such a bad state that they could've given him a waiver to be on test while still competing, but he didn't want to look bad.

Now that he's not competing anymore, there's no reason that he shouldn't be doing everything it takes to get his body in proper working order.

So you're pretty sure he's on prescribed TRT? Do you know Ryan personally? Either you know him and know for a fact he's on TRT, or you have absolutely zero idea. Which is it?

brogan1 wrote:

You've got to be kidding me. I know runners know jack shit about lifting, but 30 to 35 pounds of muscle? That's nearly impossible to put on in a lifetime of lifting

This has to be the most ignorant and clueless comment I've ever read on here. You, sir, are an idiot and have no idea what you are talking about. Just shut up and see yourself out.

I regret coming onto this thread and reading the garbage that people post on here. So much judgement and criticism...

Luke Puskedra gained 23 pounds in late 2014, followed by Ryan Hall about a year later.

Luke Puskedra (November 2014 - June 2015): gained 23 pounds from 167 pounds to 190 pounds.

Ryan Hall after retirement (July 2015 - April 2016): gained 38 pounds from 127 pounds to 165 pounds.

Top Heavy wrote:

Frank Zane wrote:

Some thoughts:

Narcissism at its finest. Toss in some OCD. Now you have a cross fitter.

It's been a while since I was focused on lifting, but that seems like a ton of sets. 8-10 sets of 4-10 reps for major body parts?

I mean, does the guy work? If you were just sitting at home while the kids were at school, and you weren't running, wouldn't you lift too much, too?

I would.

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